Sports Injury Management and the Athletic Trainer

Question 1
Most wrist action occurs at the:
A. Radiocarpal joint B. Ulnacarpal joint C. Carpometacarpal joint D. Metacarpophalangeal joint E. Interphalangeal joint

Question 2
Which of the following mechanisms of injury is the leading cause of fractures and dislocations in the wrist and hand?
A. Direct blow B. Repetitive force C. Tensile force D. Fall on an outstretched hand E. Friction

Question 3
Which of the following structures are associated with Gamekeeper's thumb?
A. Navicular B. Radial collateral ligament C. Ulnar collateral ligament D. Volar plate E. Thenar eminence

Question 4
What type of taping or wrapping procedure would be used to provide support for a mild Gamekeeper's thumb?
A. Thumb spica B. Thumb basketweave C. Thumb hyperextension D. Wrist wrap E. Semirigid cast

Question 5
In which direction would the force be applied to produce a volar plate injury?
A. Extension B. Flexion C. Hyperextension D. Medial E. Lateral

Question 6
When an avulsion fracture is associated with a mallet finger:
A. The PIP is spinted for 6 to 8 weeks B. The DIP is splinted for 6 to 8 weeks C. The PIP is splinted for 3 to 6 weeks D. The DIP is splinted for 3 to 6 weeks E. Both the PIP and the DIP are splinted for 3 to 5 weeks

Question 7
Which of the following is used to determine the presence of carpal tunnel syndrome?
A. Resisted wrist extension B. Passive radial and ulnar deviation C. Phalen's test D. Valgus stress test E. Varus stress test

Question 8
Because of poor blood supply to the lateral wrist area, which of the following is a complication associated with a scaphoid fracture?
A. Aseptic necrosis B. Volkmann's ischemic contracture C. Boutonniere deformity D. Stenosing E. Gamekeeper's thumb

Question 9
When immobilizing a metacarpal fracture, the:
A. Wrist should be in a neutral position B. Wrist should be extended C. Fingers should be buddy taped D. Wrist should be slightly extended with the fingers flexed E. Splint should be extended to the elbow

Question 10
Fractures of the scaphoid are characterized by:
A. Point tenderness on the dorsal surface of the wrist B. Point tenderness in the anatomical snuff box C. Limited movement of the 5th metacarpal D. Swelling and deformity on the palmer surface of the wrist E. Swelling and tenderness in the hypothenar eminence

Define the following terms:

Anatomic snuff box

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Circumduction

Colles fracture

Dorsal

Extrinsic muscles

Ganglion cyst

Saddle joint

Subungual hematoma

Thenar

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